Author: ollie

As many people have said on countless occasions, life is hard! Everyone knows it, and it seems there’s always some new circumstance that reminds us that it’s true around every corner. As such, it’s quite easy to dive into pessimism and end up with a generally negative view of the world.

Slipping too far into that sort of mindset is incredibly counter productive however. Whether you know it or not, negative thoughts tend to breed even more unhappiness. The effect that our thoughts have on our every day lives is far more powerful than most even realize. Because of that alone, it’s important to do all you can to maintain a positive mindset instead.

There are quite a few theories circulating around the power of positive thinking, many of which are sometimes difficult to swallow. It’s easy to cast off any sort of motivational, “you can achieve anything” talk as overly naive if you’re a realist, but to brush off the importance of a positive thinking entirely is ultimately short sighted. There’s really a basic logic to it all that can easily be followed without subscribing to any sort of “out there” belief systems at all.

In fact, you likely have all of the evidence of just what positive thinking – or a lack thereof – can achieve in your own life. Everyone has a friend or family member that often talks in incredibly limiting terms. For instance, it’s common for people to talk about what they can’t do or wish they were doing instead. “Oh, I wish I could sing” or “I’m not computer literate” are the sort of phrases that people throw around all the time, and in doing so, they’re essentially dooming themselves to stay in that exact state forever.

Telling yourself you can’t do something in that sort of manner only assures that it’s always going to be that way, because there’s an underlying acceptance there. When your default view is based around negativity and personal limitations, you cut yourself off from really doing anything to change. A staggering number of people hold themselves back literally every single day of their lives, and the casual nature in which they do so is truly alarming.

With a positive mindset, you’re far more likely to stick to your goals and dreams and see them through to the end. Pretty much every success story includes people that fought against it or thought it wasn’t a good idea at some point. Just take Star Wars for example! Look how difficult it was for George Lucas to find a movie studio even willing to risk releasing that movie, and it turned out to be a gigantic pop culture phenomenon and money making powerhouse. In that instance and countless others, the short sighted nature of the naysayers of the world has been proven tenfold.

Motivational video courtesy of www.AllenWeinstein.com

Don’t let yourself fall into the same trap. You have to be a “can” type of person rather than a “cant”. There’s nothing to gain from continually setting limits for yourself. The only way to keep from holding yourself back is to shift to a positive perspective as often as possible, and hold onto it as tightly as you can.

Hi all! Today I want to tell you about some of my favorite things about traveling. Here at ExploreHwy51.com I started by telling you all about my travels in America. But the world is so big and there are so many places to see! This site is all about traveling and one of my latest favorites to travel to in South Korea.

People hear about me traveling to South Korea and they worry about it if it is safe. I assure you that South Korea is extremely safe and is one of the most modern and well developed countries in Asia. They are extremely industrialized and very friendly to Americans. I was treated very well there and I really enjoyed my time there. Now that we have that out of the way, I wanted to explain to you a little bit about why I love Korea so much!

One great thing about Seoul is that you can walk to anywhere. They have easy public transportation to get to the the further spots, but why do that when you can walk? There is so much to do and see in the city and you can burn a ton of calories by walking off your delicious Korean food.

you can also get some great BTS merchandise as well as other band merch (like EXO and other kpop fashions) here.

That brings me to another of my favorite things about traveling: the food! Korean food is known as some of the best in the world. There is bulgogi, dolsot bibimbap, and lots of other things that you can only find in Korea. Korean food is delicious but is also quite healthy. It’s amazing how you were able to get so much flavor without being super fatty or oily.

Koreans tend to be a lot thinner than Americans then I can see why. I think it’s because they’re very image conscious but they also tend to eat a lot of healthy foods. This brings me to another thing that I loved about Korea is that they are very fashion-conscious.

Korean Fashion

They’re conscious their passion is some of the coolest I’ve seen in any countries. They’re so forward-thinking. The Korean fashion sets the tone for much of the other Asian countries. K-pop is so popular everywhere now that Korean fashion is really getting to be well known pretty much everywhere.

Some people think that Korean fashion is ripping off American fashion. But, Korean fashion is really just a mixture of all kinds of different things. You see Hip-Hop influences mixed with more unusual Japanese Styles. Korean fashion is a melting pot and you can see all kinds of different styles within even one Kpop music video.

Please let me know what you would like for me to post more about Korean fashion in my time in Korea. As you know, if you have any questions about K-pop, Korean clothes, Korean outfits or dresses, please feel free to let me know in the comments and I can write more about things that you enjoy!

A great way to learn more about the world is the travel. Explore Highway 51 is a coalition that helps you to look beyond your own corner of the world and see what else is out there! Here we are going to bring some of the most interesting travel bloggers together to share our favorite adventures.

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We will be talking about travel within the United States as well as Adventures abroad such as in Korea, Japan, and all the fun and entertaining activities and excursions we go on. The food, the music, the people, and everything else we love about exploration will be featured here. See my new post about cold lasers.